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23 hrs ago | Noozhawk

Margo Kline: State Street Ballet Does Motown Proud

For anybody who's ever been a teenager, State Street Ballet's collaboration with the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble on Friday night - "Motown in Motion" - was pure delight.

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Related Topix: Arts, Ballet, Black Entertainment, Soul, The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, The Marvelettes, Pop/Rock

Sat Nov 07, 2009

MediaGuardian.co.uk

Rod Stewart: Soulbook | Pop CD review

Stewart has talked it up as the start of a long-term homage but there's a whiff of yuletide money-spinner about this soul covers project.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Stevie Wonder, Pop/Rock, The Faces

Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Winnipeg Free Press

Pop and Rock

SINCE 2002 Rod Stewart has donated his well-worn rasp to four American Songbook standards albums and one of rock nuggets.

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Related Topix: Stevie Wonder, Soul, Brand New, Punk, Black Entertainment, Travel

Tue Nov 03, 2009

KSL-TV Salt Lake City

Rod Stewart realizes dream recording with Smokey

Rod Stewart grew up idolizing soul singers like Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson and Otis Redding.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Otis Redding

Telegraph.co.uk

Mayer Hawthorne performs live Culture Minute

Mayer Hawthorne was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, an affluent town just outside Detroit.

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Related Topix: Detroit Metro, Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor Metro, Motown, Soul, Black Entertainment, Marvin Gaye

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Tvnz.co.nz

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary gig

Rock and Roll royalty held court as Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Sting and other music legends staged a marathon show to celebrate the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Soul, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Black Entertainment

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Billboard

Ask Billboard: Going Gaga For Album Re-Releases

Design of a Decade: 1986-1996 [Bonus Tracks] Janet Jackson /album/smokey-robinson/20th-century-masters-the-millennium-collection/445847 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Smokey Robinson Smokey Robinson /album/rihanna/good-girl-gone-bad-reloaded/1147461 Good Girl Gone Bad [Reloaded] Rihanna ...

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Janet Jackson, Pop/Rock, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Soul, Taylor Swift, Abc, Burt County, NE

Thu Oct 29, 2009

KKSF 103.7 - Smooth Jazz

Soulbook: Rod Stewart Covers Classic Soul Songs

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Rod Stewart will be on the Today show this morning, October 26, to perform songs from his new CD, Soulbook .

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Related Topix: Soul, Black Entertainment, Stevie Wonder

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

Smokey Robinson at the Roundhouse review

Smokey Robinson at the Roundhouse, review The legendary Motown singer finishes the Electric Proms in style Rating: * * * * * The lights dimmed, the drummer kicked off a slinky soul groove, and Smokey Robinson bounced onto the Roundhouse stage and into the kind of outpouring of shrieks and applause reserved exclusively for living legends with ...

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Motown, The Temptations

Mon Oct 26, 2009

This Is London

Smokey Robinson is still the king of motown

Theatre Theatre London, Smokey Robinson Rick Pearson's rating Description: The soul singer celebrates the 50th anniversary of the birth of Motown records by performing his greatest hits plus songs from his new album Time Flies When You're Having Fun.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, The Miracles, Christian Music

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Creative Loafing

CD Review: Mayer Hawthorne

The Deal: Michigan-born former DJ trades his turntables in to re-create the R&B, soul and pop magic of Motown on A Strange Arrangement .

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Related Topix: Motown, Soul, Black Entertainment

Fri Oct 23, 2009

ContactMusic.com

Motown - Robinson's Joy at Uniting Races

Caption: Motown Recording Artist Algebra, Producer Bryan Michael-Cox R&B Live Atlanta held at the Luckie Lounge Atlanta, USA .... ROBINSON'S JOY AT UNITING RACES MOTOWN legend SMOKEY ROBINSON is proud of his legacy - because his music helped crush racial tension in 1960s America.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Philly.com

Philly's Own Dynamic Duo

The booklet that accompanies Do What You Want, Be Who You Are , the new four-CD boxed set devoted to the music of Daryl Hall and John Oates, is full of testimonials to the Philadelphia-bred soul-pop tandem, who headline a sold-out triple bill at the Spectrum tomorrow with Todd Rundgren and the Hooters.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA, Pop/Rock, Daryl Hall John Oates, Pottstown, PA, Black Entertainment, Soul, The Temptations

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Associated Content

Uni Pereira of Nashville's Red Carpet Rats Performs at Motown Celebration

Lead Vocalist for Nashville Rock Band, Red Carpet Rats, Asked to Perform at HAL Awards in Beverly Hills Uni Pereira, lead singer of Nashville-based rock group, Red Carpet Rats , was asked to perform a Smokey Robinson classic before an audience of legendary music and entertainment leaders in a joint celebration of the Heroes and Legends Awards' 20th ...

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Related Topix: Red Carpet, Nashville Metro, Nashville, TN, Indie, Black Entertainment, Soul

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Weston and Somerset Mercury

Motown magic in town

A LITTLE bit of Motown Magic makes its way to Bristol's Colston Hall on Saturday.

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Related Topix: The Four Tops, Soul, Black Entertainment

Thu Oct 08, 2009

WTTV Indianapolis

Ghostface Killah has a place for Smokey Robinson and Pink

Ghostface Killah is hard to pin down. The rapper, a favorite son of Staten Island, has been mesmerizing fans with lyrically swerving story lines and complex beats since his debut in 1993 as a member of the Wu-Tang Clan.

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Related Topix: Ghostface Killah, Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment, Soul, The Wu-Tang Clan

Tue Oct 06, 2009

NPR

Smokey Robinson Takes Us Back

Smokey Robinson's cover of The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" has taken on a new air of poignancy.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul

Thu Oct 01, 2009

Access All Areas.net.au

Human Nature & Smokey Robinson 1 night only with Jessica Mauboy

HUMAN NATURE AND THE LEGENDARY SMOKEY ROBINSON are set to bring their incredible vocal talents to the Hunter Valley for a special one night only performance at the Wyndham Estate on Saturday December 12, 2009.

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Related Topix: Human Nature, Pop/Rock, Black Entertainment, Soul, Australia, Oceania, World News, Motown, Christian Music, The Miracles

Sun Sep 27, 2009

Boston Herald

Mayer Hawthorne

Cohen admits he's still getting used to life as Hawthorne, his soul-singing alter ego.

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Related Topix: Graphic Design, Arts, Marketing, Detroit Metro, Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor Metro, Black Entertainment, Soul, Music, Entertainment

Fri Sep 25, 2009

The New York Times

Theater Review | 'A Boy and His Soul': When Donna Summer Held a Family Together

Should it make an unexpected appearance on the iTunes store, I would instantly download the soundtrack to Colman Domingo's solo show "A Boy and His Soul," which opened Thursday night at the Vineyard Theater.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Online Music, The Isley Brothers, Black Entertainment, Soul, Funk, Ohio Players, Earth, Wind & Fire, R-N-B

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